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State offices and all DLLR physical locations will be closed to the public May 25th through May 28th, 2012. However, Unemployment Insurance telephone and Web operations WILL be available on Friday, May 25th.

DLLR's Division of Unemployment Insurance
 

Use of Magnetic Media for Wage Reporting and Contributions Returns - Unemployment Insurance Contributions
 

E-wage filing of quarterly unemployment wages

Revised March 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. MAGNETIC MEDIA REPORTING
   General Information

II.  DISKETTE REPORTING *
     General Diskette Requirements

III.  MAGNETIC MEDIA MAILING

IV.  MAGNETIC MEDIA QUESTIONS

V.  RECORD FORMATS

    1. General Information
    2. DISKETTE, CD-ROM (MARYLAND FORMAT) (Exhibit A) (must be readable by IBM compatible PC's running Windows operating system 1995 or later)
    3. DISKETTE, CD-ROM (FEDERAL FORMATS) (Exhibit B) (must be readable by IBM compatible PC's running Windows operating system 1995 or later)
    4. DISKETTE, CD-ROM (ICESA FORMAT) (Exhibit C) (must be readable by IBM compatible PC's running Windows operating system 1995 or later) *
    5. CONTRIBUTION (Tax) Data Specifications (Exhibit D)
    6. DISKETTE or CD-ROM (STATE FORMAT) (Exhibit E) *

VI.  MISCELLANEOUS
       Glossary of Key Terms
       Magnetic Media Transmittal Form (Exhibit F)

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
Division of Unemployment Insurance
1100 North Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD  21201

* It is anticipated that DLLR will discontinue accepting diskettes in the next two years, around January 2013.

Return to the Division of Unemployment Insurance home page

Questions or comments regarding E-Wage Reporting may be directed to ewage@dllr.state.md.us.
Questions or comments regarding the Division of Unemployment Insurance may be directed to ui@dllr.state.md.us.
Questions or comments regarding the DLLR website may be directed to webmaster@dllr.state.md.us.

Updated March 16, 2011